Colchester, South Africa
Place in Eastern Cape, South Africa / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Colchester is a town in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. It forms part of the Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality which governs Gqeberha and surrounding towns and suburbs.
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Colchester | |
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Coordinates: 33.683333°S 25.8°E / -33.683333; 25.8 | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Eastern Cape |
Municipality | Nelson Mandela Bay |
Area | |
• Total | 5.73 km2 (2.21 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 2,073 |
• Density | 360/km2 (940/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 41.8% |
• Coloured | 20.8% |
• Indian/Asian | 0.4% |
• White | 35.9% |
• Other | 1.2% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Afrikaans | 48.5% |
• Xhosa | 33.2% |
• English | 14.7% |
• Other | 3.6% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Postal code (street) | 6175 |
PO box | 6001 |
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